Upset by the death of Michel Blanc, Patrick Sabatier paid a moving tribute to the actor at the microphone of Sud Radio.
Patrick Sabatier has long been a key presenter in the French audiovisual landscape. Some of his most famous shows include, for example The Truth Game. The program broadcast between January 1985 and May 1986 on TF1 offered viewers the opportunity to ask questions live to distinguished guests.
The presenter, now in his seventies, notably welcomed on his set Alain Delon, Dalida, Coluche, Serge Gainsbourg but also Michel Sardou and Annie Girardot. The name of Michel Blancwho died last week, is also included in this long, prestigious list. Patrick Sabatier never forgot it.
What memory does Patrick Sabatier have of Michel Blanc?
Invited to the microphone of Sud Radio on October 4, Patrick Sabatier told his first conversation with the actor dead the day before. “When I called
Michel Blanc, I remember very well, I told him ‘I would like you to come and do the show’he told me ‘More
no one knows me‘he was
already knownthere had been The Bronzed ! He thought he wasn’t well known enough. There you go, I just wanted to say that to think of Michel”he confided.
At the time, the production of The Game of Truth was also not convinced of the relevance of sending an invitation to the unforgettable interpreter of Jean-Claude Duss. “At the time, I was told ‘Do you think he’s famous enough?’ and I said ‘More The truth game serves two purposes, on the one hand that the spectator comes into contact with a star, but also to introduce someone“explained his ex-host.
The Splendid’s last tribute to Michel Blanc
It is at the Père-Lachaise cemeteryin the 20th arrondissement of Paris, that now rests Michel Blanc. His comrades from Splendid Almost in full force accompanied him to his final resting place shortly after the funeral organized at the Saint-Eustache church, not far from the Louvre museum.
A few hours after the funeral, Marilou Berry published a photo on Instagram where we see the last members of Splendid posing with a wreath of flowers. “Michel would have hated this place… There are too many trees. It’s between Chopin and Delacroix… It’s not bad…”can we read in the caption of the publication liked by several tens of thousands of Internet users
